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Real-life Finding Nemo: Turtle survives epic East Australian Current journey from Cairns to Sydney
The adventures of a juvenile flatback turtle that washed up on a Sydney beach, thousands of kilometres from home after likely being swept off-course by the East Australian Current, have been likened to a real-life Finding Nemo.
Key points:
- A flatback turtle, nicknamed Cronulla, after the Sydney beach it was found at, has been returned to its home in waters near Cairns, in North Queensland
- It was thousands of kilometres off course, believed to have been swept along by the East Australian Current, like in the film, Finding Nemo
- The turtle hatchlings have an estimated one-in-1,000 survival rate, making its unlikely adventure even more remarkable
The flatback turtle species is endemic to Queensland and the waters of southern Papua New Guinea.
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